Kok-Nar language
Extinct Australian language
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::summary Extinct Australian language ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kok-Nar |
| altname | Gundara |
| nativename | Kuuk-Nhang |
| states | Australia |
| region | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| extinct | ? |
| familycolor | Australian |
| fam1 | Pama–Nyungan |
| fam2 | Paman |
| iso3 | gko |
| glotto | kokn1236 |
| glottorefname | Kok-Nar |
| aiatsis | G29 |
| :: |
|name = Kok-Nar |altname = Gundara |nativename = Kuuk-Nhang |states = Australia |region = Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |ethnicity = |extinct = ? |familycolor = Australian |fam1 = Pama–Nyungan |fam2 = Paman |fam3 = |iso3 = gko |glotto=kokn1236 |glottorefname=Kok-Nar |aiatsis = G29
Kok Narr (Kok-Nar) is an extinct Paman language of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.
Country
Ancestral Koknar(Kwantari) territory is estimated to cover 2,400 mi2 and extended from Galbraith Station and the northern bank of the lower Staaten River inland to Old Koolatah, north to Inkerman and the middle of the Nassau River.
Phonology
Consonants
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| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | Plosive | Nasal | Fricative | Rhotic | trill | tap | Approximant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :: |
- /ɻ/ may also be heard as a lateral in word-initial positions.
Vowels
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| Front | Central | Back | Close | Mid | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :: |
- may be heard as an allophone of /i/ when after sounds /ɾ, r, j/.
References
Sources
- {{Cite book | chapter = Kwantari (QLD) | last = Tindale | first = Norman Barnett | year = 1974 | author-link = Norman Tindale | title = Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names | publisher = Australian National University Press | chapter-url = http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/kwantari.htm | isbn = 978-0-708-10741-6 | archive-date = 2015-03-11 | access-date = 2024-01-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150311122520/http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/kwantari.htm | url-status = bot: unknown
References
- Breen, Gavan J.. (1976). "An Introduction to Gog-Nar". Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
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